pyromagnetic

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adjective

that functions as a result of heat and magnetism

OriginEnglish magnetic ← Latin pyr ← Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) →
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Meanings

adjectivepyromagnetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletethat functions as a result of heat and magnetism

    1888 A pyromagnetic motor - US Patent 380,100 - T. A. Edison

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishmagnetic
  7. Englishpyromagnetic

From pyro- + magnetic.

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Translations

German pyromagnetisch
  • pyromagnetischTranslations
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APA

pyromagnetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyromagnetic

MLA

“pyromagnetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyromagnetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyromagnetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyromagnetic.

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